Friday: The day in photos - China

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A child diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease inhales atomized medicine in a clinic specialized for the disease in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Chinese health authorities said today that the disease has sickened about 41,000 people and killed 18 children across the country so far this year. More than 90% of the patients are younger than 5.

A child diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease inhales atomized medicine in a clinic specialized for the disease in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Chinese health authorities said today that the disease has sickened about 41,000 people and killed 18 children across the country so far this year. More than 90% of the patients are younger than 5. (Zhou Chao / EPA)

A child diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease inhales atomized medicine in a clinic specialized for the disease in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Chinese health authorities said today that the disease has sickened about 41,000 people and killed 18 children across the country so far this year. More than 90% of the patients are younger than 5.